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2016–17 New Jersey Devils season

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2016–17 New Jersey Devils
Division8th Metropolitan
Conference16th Eastern
2016–17 record28–40–14
Home record16–17–8
Road record12–23–6
Goals for183
Goals against244
Team information
General managerRay Shero
CoachJohn Hynes
CaptainAndy Greene
Alternate captainsMichael Cammalleri
Adam Henrique
Travis Zajac
ArenaPrudential Center
Average attendance14,567[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Albany Devils (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsKyle Palmieri (26)
AssistsTaylor Hall (33)
PointsTaylor Hall
Kyle Palmieri (53)
Penalty minutesMiles Wood (86)
Plus/minusStefan Noesen (+4)
WinsCory Schneider (20)
Goals against averageKeith Kinkaid (2.64)

The 2016–17 New Jersey Devils season was the 43rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and 35th season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season.[2] New Jersey did not make the postseason for the fifth consecutive year. Also, this is the first time since the 1985–86 season that the Devils finished last in the conference.

Standings

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Metropolitan Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Washington Capitals 82 55 19 8 53 263 182 +81 118
2 x – Pittsburgh Penguins 82 50 21 11 46 282 234 +48 111
3 x – Columbus Blue Jackets 82 50 24 8 47 249 195 +54 108
4 x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102
5 New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94
6 Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88
7 Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87
8 New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70
Source: National Hockey League[3]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102
2 AT x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95
3 ME New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94
4 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88
6 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87
7 AT Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 −27 81
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 −37 79
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 −36 78
10 ME New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70
Source: National Hockey League[4]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2016–17 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Media

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This was Sherry Ross's final season as a radio color commentator as she was let go at the end of the season. The next season, Chico Resch would return as color commentator on WFAN with Matt Loughlin.

Player statistics

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Final Stats[5]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[5]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Cory Schneider 60 59 3,472:50 20 27 11 163 2.82 1,781 0.908 2 0 0 0
Keith Kinkaid 26 23 1,476:05 8 13 3 65 2.64 778 0.916 1 0 1 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Devils. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Awards and honors

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Awards

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Regular season
Player Award Awarded
Michael Cammalleri NHL Second Star of the Week November 27, 2016

Transactions

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The Devils have been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
Ref
June 25, 2016 (2016-06-25) To Pittsburgh Penguins
DET's 3rd-round pick in 2016
To New Jersey Devils
Beau Bennett
[6]
June 29, 2016 (2016-06-29) To Edmonton Oilers
Adam Larsson
To New Jersey Devils
Taylor Hall
[7]
November 12, 2016 (2016-11-12) To Philadelphia Flyers
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2017
To New Jersey Devils
Petr Straka
[8]
February 4, 2017 (2017-02-04) To Nashville Predators
Vernon Fiddler
To New Jersey Devils
4th-round pick in 2017
[9]
February 18, 2017 (2017-02-18) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Sergei Kalinin
To New Jersey Devils
Viktor Loov
[10]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Kyle Quincey
To New Jersey Devils
Dalton Prout
[11]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Nashville Predators
P. A. Parenteau
To New Jersey Devils
6th-round pick in 2017
[12]
March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01) To Florida Panthers
Reece Scarlett
To New Jersey Devils
Shane Harper
[13]
March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06) To Ottawa Senators
Brandon Gormley
To New Jersey Devils
Future considerations
[14]
June 17, 2017 (2017-06-17) To San Jose Sharks
BOS's 2nd-round pick (49th overall) in 2017
NSH's 4th-round pick (123th overall) in 2017
To New Jersey Devils
Mirco Mueller
SJS's 5th-round pick (143rd overall) in 2017
[15]

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Devante Smith-Pelly 2-year, $2.6 million [39]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Jon Merrill 2-year, $2.275 million [40]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Beau Bennett 1-year, $725,000 [41]
July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) Jacob Josefson 1-year, $1.1 million [42]
July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) Sergey Kalinin 1-year, $800,000 [43]
July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07) Kyle Palmieri 5-year, $23.25 million [44]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18) Reece Scarlett 1-year, $600,000 [45]
August 10, 2016 (2016-08-10) Reid Boucher 1-year, $715,000 [46]
September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) Blake Speers 3-year, $2.775 entry-level contract [47]
September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) Colton White 3-year, $2.775 entry-level contract [47]
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) Michael McLeod 3-year, $4.275 entry-level contract [48]
October 7, 2016 (2016-10-07) Nathan Bastian 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [49]
November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) Brandon Gignac 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [50]
May 9, 2017 (2017-05-09) Viktor Loov 1-year, 2-way contract, $650,000 [51]
May 12, 2017 (2017-05-12) Jesper Bratt 3-year, entry-level contract [52]

Draft picks

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Below are the New Jersey Devils' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 121 Michael McLeod C  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
2 41 Nathan Bastian RW  Canada Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)
3 732 Joey Anderson RW  United States U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 803 Brandon Gignac C  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4 102 Mikhail Maltsev LW Russia Russia Russia U18 (MHL)
4 1054 Evan Cormier G  Canada Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
5 132 Yegor Rykov D Russia Russia SKA-1946 (MHL)
6 162 Jesper Bratt LW/RW Sweden Sweden AIK IF (Swe-2)
7 192 Jeremy Davies D  Canada Bloomington Thunder (USHL)

Notes

  1. The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent a first-round pick (11th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for the Islanders' third-round pick in 2016 (80th overall) and this pick.[53]
  2. The Ottawa Senators' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 27, 2015, that sent a second-round pick in 2015 to Ottawa in exchange for Dallas' second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition—New Jersey will receive a fourth-round pick in 2015 or a third-round pick in 2016 at their choice—was converted when New Jersey did not take the 109th pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[54]
  3. The New York Islanders' third-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016, that sent a first-round pick in 2016 (11th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (12th overall) and this pick.[53]
    Ottawa previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Shane Prince and a seventh-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[55] The condition—Ottawa will receive the lower of New York or Vancouver's third-round pick in 2016[56]—was converted on March 25, 2016, when the Canucks were eliminated from playoff contention ensuring that they would finish behind the Islanders in the overall league standings.
  4. The Boston Bruins' fourth-round pick went to the New Jersey Devils as the result of a trade on February 29, 2016, that sent Lee Stempniak to Boston in exchange for a second-round pick in 2017 and this pick.[57]

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